Bihar Pension Rules, 1950

Gopal Prasad, appointed as Calligraphist‑cum‑Assistant of the Bihar School Examination Board in May 1970 at the age of 15½, was retired in May 2012 on the ground that he had completed 42 years of qualifying service, despite the statutory retirement age being 60 years. The Board had earlier resolved in 2004 to treat the…

The respondents were government servants who were deputed to the Rajendra Agricultural University, resigned from government service and were subsequently absorbed as university employees. Upon their retirement, the State of Bihar denied liability for any pension, relying on section 39(20) of the Rajendra Agricultural U…

The petitioner, a former member of the Bihar Education Service, sought enforcement of a 1971 Supreme Court mandamus directing the State to compute his pension based on his promotions to Class II and Class I. Despite the Chief Minister’s orders in 1974, the State computed his pension as if he retired from Class I only, …

The husband of the widow, Rajmati Devi, was an employee of the Bihar Research Society, which was taken over by the Government of Bihar under the Bihar Research Society (Taking Over) Act, 2007. The Old Bihar Pension Rules, 1950 were abolished on 31 August 2005 and replaced by the Bihar Government Servant Contributory Pe…

Dr. Hira Lal, a former Touring Veterinary Officer of Bihar, was suspended in 2002 and retired in 2008 while criminal proceedings were pending against him. The State of Bihar, relying on circulars of 1974 and a 1980 government resolution, withheld 10% of his pension and the entire gratuity. The appellant challenged this…

The appellant, a retired foreman of the Jharkhand State Electricity Board, failed to vacate the Board's quarters after retirement and sought extensions from the High Court, which were eventually granted up to 1 November 1999. He finally vacated the premises on 6 January 2000, after which the Board imposed a permanent 5…

The appellants were employed under a centrally funded Adult Education/Non‑Formal Education Project in the undivided Bihar between 1978‑1990, and after the creation of Jharkhand their services were declared surplus and later absorbed as fresh appointees under a 2007 notification that denied seniority and pay protection.…